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Absolutely! I mention this in one of my other comments, thanks for highlighting it. The performance difference is really a matter of the cache being closer (emb
by marknadal 10y ago
Absolutely! I mention this in one of my other comments, thanks for highlighting it. The performance difference is really a matter of the cache being closer (embedded in-memory into your app), not any magical algorithms. But this is still an optimization that many people miss! And it can significantly speed up your web app.
- theseoafs 10y agoSo why did you make an HN post to share a result that you admit doesn't mean anything?
- marknadal 10y agoI think it means a lot, it is a brilliant optimization that more databases should take advantage of and more web developers should exploit. There are a lot of valuable insights like this that I go over in my JS perf talk (since JS perf is so bad and full of so much pulpit-preaching versus fact-checking) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEqH-oZ4UXI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEqH-oZ4UXI .